Tsahtspee-issuihg device



- Aug. 31 1926.

A. G. DAVIS TRANSFER ISSUING DEVICE Filed April 20; 1925 IN V EN TOR.

A TTORNEYS.

Patented Aug. 31, 1926.

UNITED STATES ALBERT G: DAVIS, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNTA.

TRANSFER-ISSUING DEVICE.

Application filed April 20, 1925. Serial No. 2%,712.

This invention relates to ticlzetor transfer suing devices, and particularly to a .-c"r tra" fer-issuing device adapted to carry trans- .r pad. and to be conveniently held in the hand of the conductor, who can issue the transfers therefrom merely by a slight movement of his thumb.

As is well known, itis now common practice for conductors to is sue transfers by moistening their thumbs or fingers with saliva before detaching the transfers. Such a practice is not only very objectionable and offensive to passengers, but is attended with considerable danger in the spreading of dis ease. It is the p 'imary object of my inven tion to provide a simple and inexpensive transfer-issuing device which the conductor can coi'iveniently carry in one hand and 1. no transfers from a pad therein merely by a slight movement of his thumb.

A. further object of my inv ion is the provision of a transfer-i 'uing device which is of very simple constriction, can be very cheaply nuinufactured, and which can be carried and used either in the hand of the conductor or hung from a button or like support on his coat.

With these and other objects in view, will hereinafter appear, my invention con sists in the features of construction and operation set forth in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying d 'awing. In such drawing, annexed hereto and forming a part of this specification, I have shown one specific embodiment of my invention; but it will be understood. that the invention can be otherwise embodied, and that the drawing is not to be construed as defining or limiting the scope of the inven tion, the claims appended to this speclfication being relied upon for that purpose.

Referring to the figures of the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my device, showing the same in use;

Fig. 2 13 a cross-sectional view thereof taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 3;

Fig. is a plan view showing the device slightly modified.

As illustrated in the drawing, my improve. device is constructed almost entirely of wire, such construction being of light weight, convenient, and very cheap to manufacture. The body portion of the device is indicated by reference character 1, and includes two strands of wire having the closed end thereof bent downwardly at 2 to form a I handor finger-receiving abutment in the manner indicated in Fig. 1. As preferably constructed and illustrated in the drawing, the opposite ends of the strands of wire 1 are formed into a pair of eyes 3, thence extended rearwardly at 4, formed into a pair of eyes 5, thence extended forwardly at 6 and f into a pair of eyes 7 over the eyes 3.

The portions 1 and 6 form a U-shaped receiving end for the stub 8 of a transfer pad 9. 1; member 10 formed of a single piece of wire is pivotally mounted adjacent its ends in the eyes 3. in its downwardly extending position, as illustrated in Fig. 1, the member 10 provides a hand-receiving abutment at the rear end of the body portion 1, sim ilar to and cooperating with the abutment The ends 11 of the member 10 are sharp ened, and when the member is in the position illustratec. in Fig. 1, these sharpened ends engage the stub of the pad and hold the 1 within the U-shaped end portions 4. anu 6.

Pivoted to the eyes 7 is a U-shaped wire member 12 having the two legs thereof parallel. A transfer-issuing element is siidably mounted on these legs. This element comprises a metal piece 13 having eye portions 14: wrapped around the legs and slidable thereon. The two ends of the piece 13 are bent upwardiy at 15 to provide thumbengaging abutments. A. rubber blocl: 16 is mounted within the piece 13 in a manner to engage the transfers as indicated in Fi 2.

In use the device will ordinarily be held in the hand as indicated in Fig. 1. The

same can, however, be hung from a button or other support by means of a wire hanger 17 connected to the eyes 5.

The operation of my invention is as follows:

The stub 8 of the transfer pad is inserted within the U-shaped end i6 of the device and held therein by turning the member 10 downwardly to engage the prongs 11 into the stub. The conductor holds the device in his hand in the manner indicated in Fig. 1. The fingers of the hand rest against the abutment members 2 and 10, and the thumb rests on the sliding piece 13. The rubber block 16 engages the top transfer, and b moving the thumb and piece 13 outwardly this top transfer is slid along and torn from the stub.

To aid in tearing the transfer from thestub the member 12 can be arranged anguarly to the device and pad as shown in Fig. 3. By such arrangement the movement of the piece 18 tears the transfer from the edge 18 first, instead of tearin the same straight from the stub. it will of course be understood that in this manner the transfer is detached much more easily and with less danger of mntilating the same.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A device of the character described, comprising a body portion adapted to support a pad thereon, clamping means at one end of the body portion for engaging the stub end of the pad to hold the same in a firm clamping grip to the body portion, the body portion of the pad being free and exposed, movable means carried by the first means and adapted to friotionally engage and tear the top sheet from the pad, and means on the device whereby the same can be conveniently carried in the hand or hung from a button or like support.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a body portion adapted to support apad thereon, means at one end of the body portion for engaging the stub end of the pad to hold the same in a firm clamping grip to the body portion, the body portion of the pad being free and exposed, means pivoted to the first means for movement toward and from the pad, and an element carried by the pivoted means for engaging the pad, the body portion being adapted to rest in a hand with the thumb adapted to engage and move the element to tear the top sheet from the stub of the pad.

8. A device of the character described, comprising a body portion formed of wire and adapted to support a pad thereon, means at one end of the body portion for engaging the stub end of the pad to hold the same in a firm clamping grip to the body portion, the

body portion of the pad being free, and eX posed, a U-shaped wire member pivoted to the first means for movement toward and from the pad, and an element slidably carried by the pivoted means for engaging the pad and tearing the top sheet therefrom.

4. A device of the character described, comprising a body portion formed of wire and adapted to support a pad on one side thereof, one end of the body portion extending laterally to the other side thereof to form a hand-receiving abutment, means at the other end for engaging over the stub of the pad, means oo-operating with the lastnamed means for holding the pad in place and forming a hand-receiving abutment cooperating with the iirst-nanied abutment, and co-operating means for engaging and tearing the top sheet from the pad.

51A device of the character described, comprising a body portion formed of a pair of longitudinally extending wires adapted to support a pad onone side thereof, the wires at one end of the body portion being shaped to receive the stub end of the pad therein, the other end of the body portion extending laterally to the other side to form a hand-recei ing abutment, means pivoted to the said one end of the body portion and in one position thereof adapted to engage and hold the stub in place and form a hand-receiving abutment co-operating with the first-named abutment, a member pivoted to the stub-holding portion for movement toward and from the pad, and an element carried by the pivoted means for engaging the pad, the body portion being adapted to rest in a hand with the fingers thereof engaging against the abutments and with the thumb adapted to engage and move the element to tear the top sheet from the stub of the pad.

ALBERT G. DAVIS. 

